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Netanyahu Vows to Eliminate Iran Threat ‘Once and for All’

World 10 November 2026, Israel, Jerusalem: Caretaker Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech on the sidelines of the opening session of the new Knesset. (dpa)

Netanyahu Vows to Eliminate Iran Threat ‘Once and for All’

Israel's caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday reiterated his calls for a national unity government with his opponent Gadi Eisenkot, as well…

World Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press briefing in Copenhagen November 10, 2026. (AFP)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Escalates Criticism of SpaceX Over Speed Caps

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ‌escalated his criticism of SpaceX on Saturday, saying speed restrictions on its military-grade Starshield…

World Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director of UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services), and coordinator of the UN Strait of Hormuz Task Force established by the UN Secretary-General, speaks during an interview with AFP on the sidelines of the 31st United Climate Change Conference (COP31), at the media center located on the Antalya Expo Center in Antalya on November 14, 2026. (AFP)

UN Official Urges Iran, US to Let Fertilizers Through Hormuz Strait

Iran and the United States should "immediately" allow fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis in some of the most vulnerable…

World US President Donald Trump attends a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Trump Tells Advisers He May Hold Off on Iran Attacks Barring New Provocations

President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the…

World US President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Is Taking Elon Musk on His Asia Trip, but He Plans to Avoid Talking About Nvidia Scandal

President Donald Trump plans to take the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, with him next week when he travels to the Philippines and China. As the head of…


World Israeli police investigate the scene of a deadly explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Air Attack Leaves 1 Dead, At Least 10 Injured in Tel Aviv

A large explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning after an apparent drone strike caused shards of shrapnel to rain down,…

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World President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden Battles COVID and Democrats as Crisis Grows

Joe Biden holed up at his beach house Thursday, battling both a bout of COVID and calls by senior allies for him to abandon his 2024 reelection bid. While…

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World Ursula von der Leyen reacts after being chosen President of the European Commission for a second term, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 18, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

EU Commission Boss Von der Leyen Elected for 2nd Five-Year Term

Ursula von der Leyen won a second term as president of the European Commission on Thursday after pledging to create a continental "defense union" and to stay…

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World Police and rescuers arrive at the site of a passenger train accident near Gonda, 200 kilometers from Lucknow, India, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo)

Passenger Train Derails in India, Killing at Least 2 and Injuring 20 Others

A passenger train derailed on Thursday in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a railroad official said. The cause of the…

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World North Korea resumes sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea (Reuters)

North Korea Launches Balloons Likely Carrying Trash toward South Korea

South Korea says North Korea has launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the balloons were flying…

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World A Ukrainian serviceman belonging to the attack drones battalion of the Achilles, 92nd brigade, launches a mid-range reconnaissance type drone, Vector, for flying over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in a Kharkiv region, Ukraine June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia

Sea Drone Alert Ends in Russia's Key Black Sea Port

The mayor of the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiisk issued a sea drone alert on Thursday morning which lasted for more than two hours, while a group…

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World 17 July 2024, Bangladesh, Dhaka: Bangladesh police personnel fire tear shells during clashes. Photo: Habibur Rahman/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Bangladesh Protesters Call for Nationwide Shutdown Amid Clashes

Student protesters demanding an end to quotas for government jobs in Bangladesh called on Thursday for a complete shutdown nationwide, after deadly clashes…

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World FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance embrace on Day 2 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 16, 2024. REUTERS/Callaghan O'hare/File Photo

Trump Running Mate J.D. Vance Vows to Fight for 'Forgotten' Workers

Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, US Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation on Wednesday night as the son of a neglected industrial…

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World President Joe Biden walks up the steps of Air Force One at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP)

Biden Tests Positive for COVID, Will Self-Isolate in Delaware

US President Joe Biden, under fire from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for COVID-19 while on a trip to Las Vegas on…

World Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov arrives for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defense ministers dinner hosted by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during the annual NATO summit at the Fort McNair on July 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images via AFP)

Defense Chief Says Ukraine Will Find Battlefield Solutions No Matter Who Wins US Election

Ukraine will find a way to battle Russia's invading forces even if former President Donald Trump wins a second term and imperils vital US support for its…

World The POW swap was the 54th since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022. - The AP

Russia, Ukraine Swap 95 Prisoners of War Each

Ukraine and Russia exchanged 95 prisoners of war each, officials in both countries said Wednesday, three weeks after their last swap and as part of what have…

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Iran Rejects Accusations it Was Involved in Plots to Assassinate Trump

Iran has rejected accusations regarding plots to assassinate former US President Donald Trump, while citing legal action for the 2020 assassination of a…

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World A photo posted online showing Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian attending a religious procession for Ashura on Jomhouri Street in central Tehran

Iran: Pezeshkian Uses Ashura Day to Court Conservatives

Newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used the Ashura procession in Tehran to gain favor with hardline conservatives. This follows his promises to…

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World A container ship is seen in the Red Sea. EPA file photo

Maersk: Disruptions to Container Shipping via Red Sea Have Expanded

Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday that the disruptions to its container shipping via the Red Sea had extended beyond trade routes in far Eastern…

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World Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling party Bangladesh Awami League, and anti-quota protesters engage in a clash at the Dhaka College area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 16, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Bangladesh Shuts Universities Indefinitely after Protests Turn Deadly

Bangladesh announced it will indefinitely shut down all public and private universities from Wednesday after protests by students against a quota system for…

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World Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region's city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024. Sputnik/Alexei Maishev/Pool via REUTERS./File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Russia's Medvedev Says Ukraine Joining NATO Would Mean War

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the accession of Ukraine to NATO would be a declaration of war against Moscow and only "prudence" on behalf of…

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World  Policemen try to lift up Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, as they protest, after an Israeli Supreme Court ruling that requires the state to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the military, in Bnei Brak, Israel July 16, 2024. (Reuters)

Israeli Military to Begin Drafting Ultra-Orthodox Seminary Students Next Week

The Israeli military will next week begin the process of drafting candidates from Israel's ultra-Orthodox community, the military said on Tuesday. The issue…

World In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, Russian Army Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, center, visits at the command post of the battlegroup East in an undisclosed location.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian Chief of Staff Praises Capture of Ukrainian Village, Sets New Targets

The chief of Russia's general staff, Valery Gerasimov, thanked Russian forces on Tuesday for capturing the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk…

World US President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on July 16, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Getty Images/AFP)

Biden Pledges ‘I Am All In,’ Criticizes Trump on Policy

President Joe Biden promised Black voters on Tuesday that he was "all in" to seek reelection on Nov. 5 and assailed Donald Trump's record as president, in his…

World  Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP)

Iran Threat Prompted More Security at Trump Rally as Officials Warn of Potential for Copycat Attacks

A threat on Donald Trump’s life from Iran prompted additional security in the days before Saturday’s campaign rally, but it was unrelated to the assassination…

World Afghans examine the scene of destruction after torrential rains in, Shansra Ghondai village, Sorkhroud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, 15 July 2024. EPA/SHAFIULLAH KAKAR

40 Dead in Heavy Rains in Afghanistan, 17 killed in Bus Accident

Heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others, Taliban officials said Tuesday. Separately, at least 17 died…

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World Policemen stand guard along a barricaded street near an army cantonment, a day after it was attacked by a militant suicide squad in Bannu on July 16, 2024. (Photo by Karim ULLAH / AFP)

Pakistan: 8 Soldiers Killed in Militant Attack on Base

Militants attacked a military base in northwestern Pakistan, killing eight security personnel, the military said on Tuesday, after a suicide bomber rammed a…

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World FILE PHOTO: The North Korean flag flutters at the North Korea consular office in Dandong, Liaoning province, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

High-ranking North Korean Diplomat in Cuba Defected to South

A senior North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, South…

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World An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 15 July 2024. EPA/FAROOQ KHAN

4 Indian Soldiers Killed in Gunfight with Suspected Rebels in Kashmir

Four Indian soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region of Kashmir, the Indian military said…

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